Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/18

January 22, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10 

1. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 1 Dundee, Division 1 No. 7 Oxford and Division 4 No. 1 Hudson took the top three spots, respectively, at the Hudson Super 16 – Adrian Daily Telegram

2. Boys Basketball: Reigning Class D runner-up Buckley and 2017 Class C semifinalist Manton played a classic, with Buckley winning 62-60, while doing so to raise money for a family struggling with a cancer fight and to honor a local coach who died after battling the disease – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Competitive Cheer: Division 4 No. 4 Sanford Meridian Early College edged No. 3 Farwell and No. 7 Houghton Lake to win the 10-team Harrison Invitational – Midland Daily News

4. Hockey: Top-ranked Livonia Stevenson hung on for a 4-2 win over No. 5 Trenton in a matchup of Division 2 contenders – Observer & Eccentric

5. Hockey: Division 3 No. 7 Detroit Country Day handed Birmingham United its first loss this season in the premier game of the Oakland Activities Association/Metro League Showdown – Southgate News Herald

6. Bowling: The unranked New Baltimore Anchor Bay girls and Division 1 No. 2 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North boys won Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily

7. Wrestling: Escanaba won the 17-team 51st U.P. Championships meet, finishing just ahead of Gladstone and Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal

8. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 4 Whitehall claimed its 12th straight Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title, with 11 wrestlers reaching tournament finals – Muskegon Chronicle

9. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 2 honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its 27th straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

10. Girls Basketball: Battle Creek Central bravely took to the floor and was edged by Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 53-47 a day after the unexpected death of junior varsity coach Julionna Mahar – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

Football: Longtime Walled Lakes Western coach Mike Zdebski stepped down after leading the team to 160 wins and 17 playoff appearances, to take a coaching job in Arizona – Detroit Free Press

Boys Soccer: Longtime Warren DeLaSalle and Fraser coach Thaier Mukhtar is returning to take over the Pilots’ program – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 2/13/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 13, 2026

1. BOYS WRESTLING Coleman defeated Beaverton and Breckenridge in Division 4 to win its first District title in this sport – Saginaw News

2. BOYS WRESTLING Maple City Glen Lake downed Benzie Central to claim its first District championship on the mat – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Kinley Poole’s 3-pointer during the final seconds gave Ann Arbor Huron a 42-41 win over  Ann Arbor Pioneer and a share of the Southeastern Conference Red championship – Ann Arbor News

4. BOYS WRESTLING Jackson Northwest won the night’s final match against Adrian to clinch a Division 2 District title – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Beaverton downed Shepherd 47-44 to clinch its division title in the Jack Pine Conference – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland clinched a third-straight title in the Capital Area Activities Conference White with a 72-37 win over Eaton Rapids – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS WRESTLING Division 4 No. 2 St. Louis  downed Fulton and Ithaca in Division 4 to claim an 11th-straight District title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. BOYS WRESTLING Cass City downed Bad Axe in Division 4 to claim a 10th-straight District title – Huron Daily Tribune

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia clinched a share of the Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship with a 78-44 win over Potterville – Lansing State Journal

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ottawa Lake Whiteford claimed a share of the Tri-County Conference title with a 63-47 win over Erie Mason Monroe News

Also of note ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Garrett Schultz reached 1,000 career points in Traverse City Christian’s 69-57 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle

BOYS BASKETBALL Dearborn Heights Star International defeated Detroit Universal Academy 80-79 to improve to 15-5, setting a program record for wins – Detroit News